Publisher's Description

Europa Universalis II is a historical strategy game simulating all aspects of world history from 1419 to 1820. Each player takes on the role of one of the major nations of the era, controlling diplomacy, economy, warfare, exploration and colonization. A number of unique features ensure historical accuracy, including period monarchs, military leaders, and technological gains.

What's new in this version:

Huge amount of changes that brings the Mac version up to date with the latest 1.08 PC release.

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.I am really disappointed with this game. The interface is really bad, especially the modal windows that send you scurrying all over the screen to shut them so you can actually do something. On my machine, the mouse response is 'sticky' which just makes dealing with the hopeless interface more frustrating.

The historical accuracy is strictly limited. Try playing Byzantium and discover the never-breached 1000-year old Constantinian walls are Infrastructure Level 1.

I've had severe instability issues and so have a couple of my friends.

It would have been a great release 2 or 3 years ago but they need to revise their historical database and clean up the infrastructure issues. I

This review was originally posted on VersionTracker.com.This game is fantastic and very deep. You can micromanage everything and concentrate on every details of the game or you can just work on the big picture. In both case, the game is fun to play even if you don't win. Replayability is excellent.

Very few bugs are still present in this version. But support is excellent so I expect the developpers to get rid of them very soon.

Documentation could be seen as not good enough. But I find it appropriate as it doesn't go into numbers, tables and technical stuff but rather describes things in plain english. A little fuzzy I would say but it actually fits with the game itself. (Rulers didn't have hit tables and all sort of precise numbers to help them rule and take decisions)

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